Where does “ignipotens” come from?

ignipotens (Latin) comes from Latin potēns, from Latin posse, from Latin potis, from Proto-Italic potis, from Proto-Indo-European pótis, from Proto-Indo-European ph₃tis, from Proto-Indo-European peh₃- — to drink.

ignipotens (Latin): having power over fire, ruling fire, ignipotent

Definitions

  1. having power over fire, ruling fire, ignipotent

Ancestry of “ignipotens”, step by step

ignipotens traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Latin potēns

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinpotēnsbeing able (to), able; potent, mighty, strong, powerful
2Latinpossepresent active infinitive of possum  "to be able...
3Latinpotisable, capable, possible
4Proto-Italicpotismaster, in control of
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpótismaster, ruler; husband
6Proto-Indo-Europeanph₃tis—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpeh₃-to drink

via Latin ignis

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinignisfire; beacon, signal by fire
2Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁n̥gʷnisfire
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁engʷ-to burn; fire

Words derived from “ignipotens”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European peh₃- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ph₃tis →Every word from Proto-Indo-European pótis →
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